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. >> reporter: yes to the opportunity to walk the runway at an alexander mcqueen fashion show on artificial legs with six-inch heels. >> just even thinking about it now, my adrenaline is pumping. i thought, don't think about the consequences of what everyone is going to think if you fall. just get to the end of the runway, turn around and come back. >> reporter: not bad advice for life. >> yeah. i think that the reaction, the response that i've had from so many people, who know nothing of a life with prosthetic legs, but do know what it's like to feel that they're not normal. that feel that they're different and that their difference is valued less. has been overwhelming for me. >> reporter: aimee mullins, offering strength to everyone who needs the courage to be who they really are. >> if you can hand somebody the key to their own power, the human spirit is so receptive. you're teaching them to open doors for themselves. thank you. >> and so we choose aimee mullins, who told us about a persian god who only says four words. she quotes them. those words are, "come, let us dance." thank you f
. >> reporter: yes to the opportunity to walk the runway at an alexander mcqueen fashion show on artificial legs with six-inch heels. >> just even thinking about it now, my adrenaline is pumping. i thought, don't think about the consequences of what everyone is going to think if you fall. just get to the end of the runway, turn around and come back. >> reporter: not bad advice for life. >> yeah. i think that the reaction, the response that i've had from so many people,...
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the buffeted criticism today from senator la mar alexander noting the last time these leaders came together with the president was shortly after the election. he charged it's presidential leadership that's missing that needs to get this deal done. the president hasn't pushed hard enough for a deal. the white house response to all that is something you noted earlier, which is that when speaker boehner brought up last week a plan to only raise taxes on those making $1 million or more, he couldn't even get enough of his fellow house republicans to support that. the white house reads that as speaker boehner can't deliver the votes and republicans have been blocking the president's efforts to get a deal. obviously the republicans like speaker boehner are trying to find middle ground. speaker boehner talked about raising rates on people making $400,000 or more but clearly his conference on capitol hill is not willing to support anything close to that. we appear to still be far from a deal with just a couple days to go. >> i'm handed this piece of paper from the hill, our producer on the hill who
the buffeted criticism today from senator la mar alexander noting the last time these leaders came together with the president was shortly after the election. he charged it's presidential leadership that's missing that needs to get this deal done. the president hasn't pushed hard enough for a deal. the white house response to all that is something you noted earlier, which is that when speaker boehner brought up last week a plan to only raise taxes on those making $1 million or more, he couldn't...
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jefferson and james madison and then to the mass political party as the instrument by which they defeated alexander hamilton and its mercantileless policies. they thought the party should wither away once its purpose had been accomplished. during jefferson and madison, they developed a sophisticated theory of parties in the 1790's and madison wrote in fairmount about this. his idea was that a republican service was district separation between society and the state. and teh state -- the state has to be accountable to civil society and this is done through the representation system. hamilton was trying to build a party in the state, they asserted, and the state would a san the kind of direct and control under the -- over the underlying society which is why jefferson and madison asserted this was monarchical. this is what they said. jefferson and madison drew their imagery from great britain and the rise of the country party which attacked the bank of england in the midst of the south sea bubble in 1720. all the imagery is there. there should be lower taxes, never be a standing army, we should fight a
jefferson and james madison and then to the mass political party as the instrument by which they defeated alexander hamilton and its mercantileless policies. they thought the party should wither away once its purpose had been accomplished. during jefferson and madison, they developed a sophisticated theory of parties in the 1790's and madison wrote in fairmount about this. his idea was that a republican service was district separation between society and the state. and teh state -- the state...
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we had to go back to our little house in alexander virginia, suburbia, munich, the neighborhood was surrounded by secret service. we been living there. dad was vice president. i've never forget that night mom was cooking dinner. literally, we are -- [laughter] -- sitting around the dinner table and mom is cooking dinner, and she looked over at my dad and she said, jerry, something is wrong here. [laughter] >> you just became president of the united states and i'm still cooking. [laughter] >> steve ford and jenna and barbara bush on growing up in the white house. sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. it's part of american history tv right through christmas day on c-span3. >> senator daniel inouye died monday at the age of 88. senator inouye, and world war ii medal of honor recipient spend 50 years in the senate. members of the public will be allowed to view his casket in the rotunda. friday at 10:30 p.m. eastern, the public memorial will be held at the washington national cathedral. >> senator kay bailey hutchison, republican of texas, is retiring from the senate after serving four t
we had to go back to our little house in alexander virginia, suburbia, munich, the neighborhood was surrounded by secret service. we been living there. dad was vice president. i've never forget that night mom was cooking dinner. literally, we are -- [laughter] -- sitting around the dinner table and mom is cooking dinner, and she looked over at my dad and she said, jerry, something is wrong here. [laughter] >> you just became president of the united states and i'm still cooking. [laughter]...
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i'm here with nunu and alexander. we're here to tell you about a story we were telling you about a minute ago. renting puppies. a utah college student has come up with this idea. she says it's to help shine a light on the plight of rescue dogs, like these cuties right here. but not all animal experts are sold on it. here's abc's abbie boudreau. >> reporter: meet toast, and his rambunctious buddy, charly. these puppies are temporary best friends. it's a new way of fulfilling the animal fix, with no strings or messy house attached. you can rent toast or charly for a few hours. how much would it cost to rent toast for two hours? >> $25 for two hours. >> reporter: jenna is a 20-year-old college student at byu in utah. between her classes, she rents out puppies who have been abandoned. >> we're not allowed to have pets in housing. a lot of people miss the animal interaction. so, that's what i wanted to help solve. >> reporter: now, pups for rent is filling a void for dozens of students and family. some people think that's
i'm here with nunu and alexander. we're here to tell you about a story we were telling you about a minute ago. renting puppies. a utah college student has come up with this idea. she says it's to help shine a light on the plight of rescue dogs, like these cuties right here. but not all animal experts are sold on it. here's abc's abbie boudreau. >> reporter: meet toast, and his rambunctious buddy, charly. these puppies are temporary best friends. it's a new way of fulfilling the animal...
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jefferson and james madison invented the mass political party as an instrument by which they sought alexander hamilton and his policies he. though they thought the party should wither away in doing this, jefferson and madison developed a fairly sophisticated theory of parties and the 17 nineties and madison wrote a fair amount about this. his idea was that the republican system demanded a fairly strict separation in the civil society and the state and the state has to be accountable for the society and the system for the election and the representation system with. hamilton the asserted was building a party there for the state would assume a kind of direct and control over the underlined society which is why jefferson and madison concert to what this was marked a call. jefferson and madison drew their imagery over great britain and the rise in the country party which was in the midst of the salt sea bubble in 1720 all of the imagery is there. there should be low taxes, there should never be a standing army, we should fight against corruption this can the doctrine of the party and that period
jefferson and james madison invented the mass political party as an instrument by which they sought alexander hamilton and his policies he. though they thought the party should wither away in doing this, jefferson and madison developed a fairly sophisticated theory of parties and the 17 nineties and madison wrote a fair amount about this. his idea was that the republican system demanded a fairly strict separation in the civil society and the state and the state has to be accountable for the...
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that is the spot we are and just like julius caesar's rome or napoleon's france, alexander the great mesopotamia. it is a progressive thing every society seems to go through. it goes from civilize to being uncivilized. host: beyond the disrespect you feel that you got as a kid to -- from the kids, what did you think about the security at the school? did you feel safe from perhaps an attack from the outside? caller: they had the doors locked. you had to ring a bell before you came in. if anybody wants to get into one of the schools and they come in with weapons, these military type equipment, there is no door that will stop them anyway. they can shoot the locks right off the door and they will be into the school within seconds. once somebody is going to do something like that that has their mind set on it, to stop it is next to impossible. there is no way of forcing it. i wish there was, but it is like terrorism. when somebody wants to create an act of terrorism, there is basically no way of stopping them. host: we will move on to joy in california. caller: good morning first. i would
that is the spot we are and just like julius caesar's rome or napoleon's france, alexander the great mesopotamia. it is a progressive thing every society seems to go through. it goes from civilize to being uncivilized. host: beyond the disrespect you feel that you got as a kid to -- from the kids, what did you think about the security at the school? did you feel safe from perhaps an attack from the outside? caller: they had the doors locked. you had to ring a bell before you came in. if anybody...
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alexander young went to washington, d.c. and he came back home with some bacon. that what you do. that's what you do. our people in an overwhelming way support the reelection of this president. there ought to be a quid pro quo and you ought to exercise leadership on that. of course, just not. but why not? alisyn: that was detroit city councilwoman employing president obama should bail out cash-strapped detroit since the city residents voted overwhelmingly for him. now comes word that instead of a bailout bankruptcy dmob their future. how bad is it? >> reporter: bad, bad. the state treasurer is going over their books to see if there is a way to prevent the largest city to go bankrupt in new york history. 20 years ago it had automobiles and music. it seemed like the center of the universe. the fear is that the state review will show the city is broke. the way the city can avoid filing bankruptcy is to come to terms with their unions and creditors with their pensions and healthcare and other obligations. detroit is over $2 billion in debt and experts say it's unlikely they are going
alexander young went to washington, d.c. and he came back home with some bacon. that what you do. that's what you do. our people in an overwhelming way support the reelection of this president. there ought to be a quid pro quo and you ought to exercise leadership on that. of course, just not. but why not? alisyn: that was detroit city councilwoman employing president obama should bail out cash-strapped detroit since the city residents voted overwhelmingly for him. now comes word that instead of...
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steve and alexander, virginia commuter next. >> caller: i have had to be in the minority that thinks the amt is a good thing because it arbitrarily raises the taxes on folks and government programs have to be paid for. i'm really intrigued with mr. buckley's statement that there is going to be chaos if the amt is permitted to go forward or that it's not patched in 2012. what chaos is going to happen? people will have to pay more taxes and it's not as if everyone is sitting around their tax offer right now, anticipating what their taxes are going to be. it's basically individuals will be hit with a tax bill, which is going to be calculated and quite frankly more simplified form than the standard tax law. >> host: professor buckley. >> guest: when i say chaos, i am referring to two things. first, the irs has done all of its internal programming based on the assumption that there would be an amt patch enacted by the end of the year. that would be a fairly large undertaking by the irs to change that. my assumption is most tax return preparation software has made the same calculated gambl
steve and alexander, virginia commuter next. >> caller: i have had to be in the minority that thinks the amt is a good thing because it arbitrarily raises the taxes on folks and government programs have to be paid for. i'm really intrigued with mr. buckley's statement that there is going to be chaos if the amt is permitted to go forward or that it's not patched in 2012. what chaos is going to happen? people will have to pay more taxes and it's not as if everyone is sitting around their...
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not just that, try and making a mean pass while wearing high heel eed boots and an alexander mcqueen dress coat. kate, of course, takes it all in stride. the duchess was visiting her old elementary school. as a child she loved it so much, she told her mother she would come back as a teacher. instead, she returned as royalty. >> it is such a treat to be back here at st. andrews. i absolutely loved my time here. they were some of my happiest years, which makes it so incredibly exciting to be back here today. >> reporter: it's where kate excelled as an athlete, captain of the hockey team and top goal scorer. a love of sports was something she would have in common with her future husband and a cause she now likes to promote. >> kate was initially quite a shy girl when she was at school. although she was quite studious and got on with her studies, it was her love of sport that was able to bring her out and become the person she is today. >> reporter: she told pupils how they got their nicknames from the school guinea pigs, which were called pip and squeak. >> because my sister was pippa,
not just that, try and making a mean pass while wearing high heel eed boots and an alexander mcqueen dress coat. kate, of course, takes it all in stride. the duchess was visiting her old elementary school. as a child she loved it so much, she told her mother she would come back as a teacher. instead, she returned as royalty. >> it is such a treat to be back here at st. andrews. i absolutely loved my time here. they were some of my happiest years, which makes it so incredibly exciting to...
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nbc news white house correspondent peter alexander joining me now live from 1600 pennsylvania after. . what else can you tell us about the president's offer. >> reporter: the president is on his way right now and the flags here at the white house are still at half staff, if nothing else what that shooting has done is soften the tone in the back and forth between the white house and house republicans, specifically speaker john boehner as you know right now, sources close to those fiscal cliff talks confirm that basically what this comes down to, the president agreeing to what would be effectively $1 trillion in revenue. the president, that means basically new taxes and other elements to go alongside that. the president wants like $1.4 trillion and what it really means to a lot of americans is that the bush era tax cuts would expire for those making more than a million dollars. i talk to a source a short time ago which referred to this as progress, but said there's still more work to do, but the lines of communication however are open. it was only hours after the president gave those w
nbc news white house correspondent peter alexander joining me now live from 1600 pennsylvania after. . what else can you tell us about the president's offer. >> reporter: the president is on his way right now and the flags here at the white house are still at half staff, if nothing else what that shooting has done is soften the tone in the back and forth between the white house and house republicans, specifically speaker john boehner as you know right now, sources close to those fiscal...
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i am lamar alexander. this is my colleague bob corker. merry christmas to you three points to make and then i would like to introduce cementer corker. here is the first point. when the dust settles and everything is said and done, federal individual income taxes are not going to go up on almost all americans next year. that needs to be settled this weekend by the votes and after the first of the year, so that's the most important point for americans to know. for almost all americans when the dust settles taxes, individual income taxes won't be going up next year. all the talk is about taxes but what we should talk about today is the medicare fiscal clef, the looming bankruptcy in the program that seniors depend upon to pay the medical bills for the millions of americans who are counting the days until they are eligible for medicare so they can afford the medicare bill, it would be a tragedy if when they get to that day there isn't enough money to pay the bills but according to the medicare trustees that day is coming soon. in 11 years in
i am lamar alexander. this is my colleague bob corker. merry christmas to you three points to make and then i would like to introduce cementer corker. here is the first point. when the dust settles and everything is said and done, federal individual income taxes are not going to go up on almost all americans next year. that needs to be settled this weekend by the votes and after the first of the year, so that's the most important point for americans to know. for almost all americans when the...
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. >> my name is david alexander. you mention burma earlier. can you talk about order, military to military -- [inaudible]? >> well, you know, first the mil to mil in burma, unicode we are in the follow on the state department, the decisions on where to go for. so we'll be supporting command the state department on this. my opinion is that, that as the state department and the leadership of the congress and everyone works through any issues that might have in the past prevented mil-to-mil, that there are areas in our mil-to-mil relationships that we can be productive in early on that will help a government, and the military who are seeking reform to be able to do things with them that will help them understand and help them be more productive in that reform, particularly as relates to how you build a military that is subservient to a civilian leadership. how do you build a military that values rule of law, that values human rights, and can calculate that into come into its organizational construct and its training? and we can add values in thos
. >> my name is david alexander. you mention burma earlier. can you talk about order, military to military -- [inaudible]? >> well, you know, first the mil to mil in burma, unicode we are in the follow on the state department, the decisions on where to go for. so we'll be supporting command the state department on this. my opinion is that, that as the state department and the leadership of the congress and everyone works through any issues that might have in the past prevented...
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murders in delaware alone last year, 28 of them where guns were used as the murder weapon. 16-year-old alexander ca mayor mayor -- camarra was playing at a soccer field in my hometown in wilmington this summer when he was shot and killed in an execution-style public murder. dominique helm, age 19, standing with his teenaged cousins on the steps of his brandywine village row house when a gunman opened fire. he stumbled through the doorway and died in his living room as his mother nicole ran to him. stories like these are tragically appallingly common across our country every day, every day 34 americans are murdered with a gun. it happens in our streets and in our neighborhoods. it happens in movie theaters in aurora, colorado, in houses of worship in oak creek, wisconsin. it happens at high schools in littleton, colorado, and a college campus in blacksburg, virginia. it happens outside a supermarket in tucson, arizona, where one of the six people killed was 9-year-old christina taylor greene, a child born herself on 9/11, imbued with a sense of hope and a call to public service who wanted to meet
murders in delaware alone last year, 28 of them where guns were used as the murder weapon. 16-year-old alexander ca mayor mayor -- camarra was playing at a soccer field in my hometown in wilmington this summer when he was shot and killed in an execution-style public murder. dominique helm, age 19, standing with his teenaged cousins on the steps of his brandywine village row house when a gunman opened fire. he stumbled through the doorway and died in his living room as his mother nicole ran to...
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i want to follow up on what senator alexander said because i too was at the prayer breakfast when dan inouye spoke earlier this year. largest crowd we ever had. not because invitations got out. but because the word got out dan inouye was going to be there. everybody was mesmerized by his candor and commitment. we don't discuss what went on here except to say when dan inouye opened his heart it was as big and rich a heart as the one we've seen in the senate. to his family, his loved ones, the state of hawaii and people of america, we have lost a great man but we are better off for knowing him, loving him and serving with him. i pay tribute to the life and times of a great american hero, dan inouye. mr. roberts: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: thank you, mr. president. let me associate myself with the remarks of senator isakson and thank him and all of my colleagues who have come to the floor to you'll jews, if -- to eulogize, if that is the proper word, senator dan inouye. the senate and our nation has lost an unsung hero. heroic in military
i want to follow up on what senator alexander said because i too was at the prayer breakfast when dan inouye spoke earlier this year. largest crowd we ever had. not because invitations got out. but because the word got out dan inouye was going to be there. everybody was mesmerized by his candor and commitment. we don't discuss what went on here except to say when dan inouye opened his heart it was as big and rich a heart as the one we've seen in the senate. to his family, his loved ones, the...